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the virginia 5th district is conservative leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has become somewhat less so. and it is represented by a democrat. >> virginia's 5th district is the size of new jersey and it is a triangle shape with the sharltsville region, home to the university of virginia and thomas jefferson's home down to the south side of virginia, north carolina border that includes the city of martinsville, danville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district hard. their unemployment tops 20%. it's bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continues to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously like everywhere. people who have their jobs, their pay has stagnated for the last few years. so it's certainly a big problem here. tom perriello is a moderate democrat. whereas on some of the big ticket priorities on president obama and the democrats, he voted in favor of health care reform and voted in favor of the cap and tr
the virginia 5th district is conservative leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has become somewhat less so. and it is represented by a democrat. >> virginia's 5th district is the size of new jersey and it is a triangle shape with the sharltsville region, home to the university of virginia and thomas jefferson's home down to the south side of virginia, north carolina border that includes the city of martinsville, danville and...
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is in arlington, virginia. at that time i was a local supervisor on the board of supervisors of fairfax county and my office was co-located at fire station 30 in merrifield. and i remember firefighters in my station, men and women, backing up the arlington fire department trying to put out the fire and save lives at the pentagon that day in the second worst terrorist attack in american history, only sadly eclipsed by the loss of life at the world trade center itself. and i heard the stories and i saw the heroism firsthand and it is something i certainly will never forget. let me just say the friends and families of those who were lost that day and to those who would wish harm, america will never forget even american -- and america will never yield. i yield back the balance of my time, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1610. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. i
is in arlington, virginia. at that time i was a local supervisor on the board of supervisors of fairfax county and my office was co-located at fire station 30 in merrifield. and i remember firefighters in my station, men and women, backing up the arlington fire department trying to put out the fire and save lives at the pentagon that day in the second worst terrorist attack in american history, only sadly eclipsed by the loss of life at the world trade center itself. and i heard the stories and...
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the virginia race is getting a lot of national attention because republicans see perriello is one of the most vulnerable democrats in congress given that he represents a somewhat conservative district and he has voted in favor of obama's major initiatives, health care, cap and trade, stimulus and so on and two years ago, he was elected by the smallest margin of any congressional race in the country. they think -- the republicans are seeing this as a pickup. but democrats say that tom perriello's a fighter and tough campaigner and because he supported the same initiatives that he is giving the support of national democrats just as national republicans are trying to take him down. in 2008, perriello, who is a young lawyer from the charlottesville area, he challenged goode and beat him. this is the closest margin that year in congress. some people say perriello say he rode in on the obama wave. while certainly that was a factor, the virginia fifth district is conservative-leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote that year. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has beco
the virginia race is getting a lot of national attention because republicans see perriello is one of the most vulnerable democrats in congress given that he represents a somewhat conservative district and he has voted in favor of obama's major initiatives, health care, cap and trade, stimulus and so on and two years ago, he was elected by the smallest margin of any congressional race in the country. they think -- the republicans are seeing this as a pickup. but democrats say that tom...
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i am joined by my colleague bob goodlatte from virginia. i will be joined by our colleagues who are also assisted by a very able counsel. at the outset the house recognizes what an extraordinary proceeding this is and how seldom an impeachment is undertaken. this is a reflection of several things, that the men and women nominated for the federal bench. they have not given cause for their removal from office. emoval from office. i think it's also a tribute to the confirmation process that does a good job in vetting out those who are not suitable for the bench. and i also think it's a reflection of how infrequently the house believes this extraordinary remedy is required. i won't spend much time this morning in discussing the standard for impeachment, the content of high crimes and misdemeanors. there'll be time for that later. more than that, i think the members of this committee understand that standard probably better than i or anyone else could articulate. but i will share at least in my view one of the formulations i think house and sena
i am joined by my colleague bob goodlatte from virginia. i will be joined by our colleagues who are also assisted by a very able counsel. at the outset the house recognizes what an extraordinary proceeding this is and how seldom an impeachment is undertaken. this is a reflection of several things, that the men and women nominated for the federal bench. they have not given cause for their removal from office. emoval from office. i think it's also a tribute to the confirmation process that does a...
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host: one last phone call, arlington, virginia, republican line, go ahead. caller: thank you very much. polish american from arlington. you mentioned before that we are falling behind the rest of the industrialized world. but we have got to go to the root of the situation, we are lacking the correct education, modeled after math and science. so, we have to go to the basics. our children have to spend more time, instead of just watching just football and becoming slaves for the large companies for used goods. without logical thinking. a long time a i
host: one last phone call, arlington, virginia, republican line, go ahead. caller: thank you very much. polish american from arlington. you mentioned before that we are falling behind the rest of the industrialized world. but we have got to go to the root of the situation, we are lacking the correct education, modeled after math and science. so, we have to go to the basics. our children have to spend more time, instead of just watching just football and becoming slaves for the large companies...